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The Naturalist's Notebook, formerly an award-winning exploratorium/shop that merged nature, science, learning, shopping and fun, is now an online community for all who love nature. Launched in coastal Maine in 2009 as a unique exploratorium/shop, The Naturalist's Noteboook soon built a wide community of nature-and-science-loving fans of all ages.

08/25/2026

Here’s the latest sampling of the beautiful, fun and fascinating nature photos that people like you have been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. What’s going on in the natural world near you right now?

These shots were taken in four countries and 25 U.S. states by Paulette Donnellon (California), Gerry Sibell (Minnesota and Arizona), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), Tiffany Kemner (Colorado and Oregon), Heather Aldridge (Alabama), Bill Petersen (Wisconsin), Dianne Easley Steck (Illinois), Peter Chromik (Wisconsin), John Collins (Massachusetts), Sophia Marler (Connecticut), Bernie Stang (Minnesota), Ray Xuereb (Costa Rica), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Carol Groat (New York), Tina Philbrick Richard (Maine), Wendy Rhine (Nebraska), Jim Tomasek (Virginia), Susan Landis (Pennsylvania), Jan Wedig (South Carolina), Craig Neff (Argentina), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Patty Behrens (New Jersey), Lonnie Navejas (Texas), Jane Ogilvie (Vermont), Laurie Blinn (Connecticut), Patricia Hebert Massey (Louisiana), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Nancy Lee Bunnell (Alaska), Kirk Foster (California), Cheryl L. Brewer (Missouri), David Ramelli (California), Lauri Hoyt (Mississippi), Nathan Hofstad (Minnesota), Jeffrey Horrocks (Florida), Debbi Haag (Washington and Alberta/Canada), Jane Friedmann (Minnesota), Pete Coady (New Jersey) and Joan Scharf (Florida). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

08/18/2026

There’s lots to see and learn about in today’s sampling of the beautiful, fun and fascinating nature photos you’ve been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. What’s going on in the natural world near you as we cruise into the second half of August?

These shots were taken in five countries and 25 U.S. states by Patty Darr (California), Gerry Sibell (Arizona and Minnesota), Sophia Marler (Connecticut), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Deirdre Bloch Barlasz (Alaska), Laura Mayauskas Zorns (Colorado), Patty Behrens (New Jersey), Brian Shore (British Columbia/Canada), Jim Tomasek (Oregon), Jane Friedmann (Minnesota), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Ray Xuereb (California), Penny Passon (Ohio), Susan Landis (Pennsylvania), Becky Garceau (British Columbia/Canada), Susan Yenna-Lovullo (New York), Dorothy Kray (Virginia), Lynn Norrod (Spain), John Collins (Massachusetts), Mhei Newcomer (Pennsylvania), Robin Pollot (New York), Tina Philbrick Richard (Maine), Vinny Vance (California), Bill Petersen (Wisconsin), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Nancy Lee Bunnell (Alaska), Nancy Jones (Australia), David Ramelli (California), Sandy Spitzenfeil (New Jersey), Traci Nelson (Rhode Island), Deborah Hajek (Connecticut), Linda Keith Bowes (New York), Sue Farthing (South Carolina), Rick Lynch (Illinois), Bruce Beschner (New Jersey), Nathan Hofstad (Minnesota), Ed Grew (Maine), Seth Rothstein (Colorado), Lin Floyd (Pennsylvania), Margie Adamson (Texas), Cera Betke (Michigan), Pete Coady (New Jersey), Linda Crowe (Oregon), Debbi Haag (Washington), Andrew Montgomery (North Carolina), Carol Groat (New York), Rosemary King (Oregon) and Rob Swanson (Vermont). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

08/13/2026

Here’s the latest sampling of the beautiful, fun and fascinating nature photos that people like you have been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. What’s going on in the natural world near you right now?

These shots were taken in three countries and 27 U.S. states by Eric Mitchell (New Jersey), Shari L. Lutz (Colorado), Peter Chromik (Wisconsin), Susan Landis (Pennsylvania), Gerry Sibell (Minnesota and Arizona), Diane Vatne (New York), Jim Tomasek (Virginia), Debbi Haag (British Columbia/Canada and Washington), Janice Crago (Illinois), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Bernie Stang (Minnesota), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), David Ramelli (California), Lin Andersen (Michigan), Brenda Bright Alvarez (Texas), Nancy Lee Bunnell (Alaska), Rob Swanson (Vermont), Ellie Lagergren McClure (Colorado), Hedi McWhirt (Oklahoma), Duane Zwick (Wyoming), Sue Farthing (South Carolina), Carol Hopkins (Florida), Tina Philbrick Richard (Maine), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Penny Passon (Ohio), Jan Wedig (Kentucky), Deborah Hajek (Connecticut), Doug Moore (Massachusetts), Neva Swensen (California), Tina Toth (Oregon), Bill Huck (Idaho), Glenn Keeler (Illinois), Lynn Pries (Illinois), Deanna Pawlenko Hubbard (New York), Larry Abele (New York), Karen Kohn (Washington), Nathan Hofstad (Minnesota), Lonnie Brunner Navejas (Texas), Valerie Szumacher (California), Will Thomson (Texas), Pete Coady (New Jersey), Joan Scharf (Florida), Becky Garceau (British Columbia/Canada) and Brittany Kershner (Pennsylvania). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

08/07/2026

From a damselfly playing peek-a-boo to an elk enjoying a stunning sunrise to bobcats and buntings and a “sunflower bee” and jackrabbits and carnivorous plants and more, there’s much to see and learn about in today’s sampling of nature photos that people like you have been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. What’s going on in the natural world near you right now?

These shots were taken in three countries and 26 U.S. states by Elizabeth Misner (Colorado), Bernie Stang (Minnesota), David Ramelli (California), Paulette Donnellon (California), Gerry Sibell (Minnesota and Arizona), Jim Tomasek (Virginia), Sharon Koller (South Dakota), Bailey Ward (Michigan), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), Bruce Small (Maine), Susan Yenna-Lovullo (New York), Susan Landis (Pennsylvania), Laurie Binn (Connecticut), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Tina Toth (Oregon), Cera Betke (Michigan), Joe Donahue (North Carolina), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Lynn Norrod (Virginia), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Deborah Hajek (Connecticut), Jan Wedig (Kentucky), Peter Chromik (Wisconsin), Scott Miller (New Jersey), Doug Moore (Massachusetts), Nancy Jones (Kansas), Joyce Watts (Minnesota), Jane Friedmann (Minnesota), Priscilla Whitaker (Alabama), Carol Groat (New York), Neva Swensen (California), Carol Hopkins (Florida), Suzanne Adinolfi Hroblak (South Carolina), Ed and Priscilla Grew (Nebraska), Brittany Kershner (Pennsylvania), Christina Carlin (California), Robin Pollot (New York), Patricia Hebert Massey (Louisiana), Mary Asbury (Virginia) and Melanie Ambler (California). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

08/02/2026

Welcome to August! Here’s the latest sampling of the beautiful, fun and fascinating nature photos that people like you have been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. What’s going on in the natural world near you right now?

These shots were taken in four countries and 22 U.S. states by Gerry Sibell (Arizona and Minnesota), Angie Binning Carlyle (Iowa), Joan Scharf (Florida), Lynn Norrod (Virginia), Carol Groat (New York), Jim Tomasek (Oregon), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), Paulette Donnellon (California), Tim Lunn (New York), Margie Manthey (Ontario/Canada), Debbi Haag (Washington), Sophia Marler (Connecticut), Tina Toth (Oregon), Anne-Marie Keyser (France), Jaden Williams (Missouri), Bruce Beschner (New Jersey), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Cindy Spudich (Illinois), Jeffrey Horrocks (Florida), Kirk Foster (California), Joe Donahue (North Carolina), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Suzie Koontz Merringer (Pennsylvania), Patty Behrens (New Jersey), Fran Ziolko (Alabama), Martha Pfeiffer (Massachusetts), Brittany Kershner (Pennsylvania), Kathy Coletta (Ohio), Doug Moore (Massachusetts), Sue Farthing (Tennessee), Jan Wedig (Kentucky), Joyce Watts (Minnesota), Joyce Lang (North Carolina) and Larry Abele (Vermont). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

07/28/2026

Greetings again! Here’s the latest sampling of the beautiful, fun and fascinating nature photos that people like you have been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. What’s going on in the natural world near you right now?

These shots were taken in four countries and 21 U.S. states by Joe Donahue (North Carolina), Gerry Sibell (Texas and Minnesota), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), Bill Petersen (Wisconsin), Brian Daugherty (Tennessee), Peter Chromik (Wisconsin), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Monica Morrison (Colorado), Scott Miller (New Jersey), John Collins (Massachusetts), Neva Swensen (California), Deborah Hajek (Connecticut), Jim Tomasek (UK/England), Brittany Kershner (Pennsylvania), Paulette Donnellon (California), Doug Moore (Massachusetts), Carol Groat (New York), David Ramelli (California), Patty Behrens (New Jersey), Claudia Jansen (Colorado), Janie Sigmon (South Carolina), Nathan Hofstad (Minnesota), Tina Philbrick Richard (Maine), Jan Wedig (Ohio), Cheryl L. Brewer (Missouri), Robin Pollot (New York),Fran Ziolko (Alabama), Sue Farthing (Tennessee), Lauri Hoyt (Mississippi), Jane Friedmann (Minnesota), Linda Keith Bowes (New York), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Rosemary King (Oregon) and Valerie Szumacher (California), Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

07/21/2026

Here’s the latest sampling of the beautiful, fun and fascinating nature photos that people like you have been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. Have any of you been breathing the wildfire smoke that has spread across much of North America? Regular contributor Gerry Sibell had to wear an N95 mask inside his house with the air-quality score an astounding 1,005 in Hibbing, Minnesota. What’s going on—smoky or otherwise—in the natural world near you right now?

These shots were taken in four countries and 25 U.S. states by Peter Chromik (Wisconsin), Bob McCarthy (Michigan), Ted E. Johnson Jr. (Florida), Amy Helgemo Janosky (Pennsylvania), Sophia Marler (Connecticut), Gerry Sibell (Minnesota, Arizona and Texas), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), Margie Manthey (Ontario/Canada), Bruce Small (Maine), Paulette Donnellon (California), Jim Tomasek (UK/England and Oregon), Trista Morton (Minnesota), Kathy Oehl (Maryland), Will Thomson (Texas), Julie Rzadzki (Washington), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Lynn Norrod (Virginia), Larry Abele (New York), Janet Lucas (New Hampshire), Eric Mitchell/The Suburban Birder (New York), Mary Hall (Minnesota), Tina Philbrick Richard (Maine), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Neva Swensen (California), Jan Wedig (Kentucky), Bill Petersen (Wisconsin), Hawken Carlton (Arkansas, Kansas and Kentucky), Sandy Spitzenfeil (New Jersey), Doug Moore (Massachusetts), Deborah Hajek (New Hampshire), Robin Van D**e (Wisconsin), David Ramelli (California), Brittany Kershner (Pennsylvania), Joyce Watts (Minnesota), Heather Aldridge (Alabama), Jeffrey Horrocks (Florida), Ed Grew (Maine), Andrew Montgomery (North Carolina), Diane Mullins (California) and Natasa Krizanic (Indiana). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

07/14/2026

Here’s today’s sampling of the beautiful, fun and fascinating nature photos that people like you have been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. What’s going on in the natural world near you right now?

These shots were taken in five countries and 22 U.S. states by Gerry Sibell (Arizona, Texas and Minnesota), Jaden Williams (Missouri), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Peter Chromik (Wisconsin), Steve McManes (Ohio), Bill Petersen (Wisconsin), Ray Xuereb (California), Patty Darr (California), Linda Kim (Pennsylvania), Anne-Marie Keyser (France), Deborah Lambesis (Michigan), Jane Ogilvie (Vermont), Marcia Scaia (North Carolina), David Ramelli (California), Katherine Marshall (Massachusetts), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Joan Scharf (Florida), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), Tina Philbrick Richard (Maine), Lynn Norrod (Virginia), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Angel Caldwell (North Carolina), Jan Wedig (Kentucky), Jim Tomasek (Oregon and UK/England), Tiffany Kemner (Montana), Joyce Watts (Minnesota), Susan Landis (Pennsylvania and Virginia), Denise Kelley (Michigan), Monica Morrison (Arizona), Bruce Beschner (New Jersey), Doug Moore (Massachusetts), Barbara Dilger (New Jersey), Kirk Foster (California), Cheryl L. Brewer (Missouri), Linda Keith Bowes (New York), Rosemary King (Oregon), Mark Chaney (Colorado) and Aiming Gao (Ireland). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

07/07/2026

From wild horses in Ireland and North Carolina to gorgeous American landscapes to a goldfinch that doesn’t look like a goldfinch to a moth easily mistaken for a hornet, there’s much to see and enjoy in today’s sampling of the nature photos that people like you have been sharing with us from across North America and around the planet. What’s going on in the natural world near you as we sweat our way through early July?

These shots were taken in three countries and 23 U.S. states by Gerry Sibell (Minnesota and Texas), Ray Xuereb (Costa Rica), Paulette Donnellon (California and Arizona), Breanna Domer (North Carolina), Becky Miller (Oregon), Glenn Keeler (Illinois), Heather Aldridge (Alabama), Patty Behrens (New Jersey), Aiming Gao (Ireland), Linda Kim (Pennsylvania), Diane Vatne (New York), Pawel Los (Illinois), Jan Wedig (Kentucky), Sophia Marlier (Connecticut), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Patty Darr (California), Seth Rothstein (Colorado), Tiffany Kemner (Montana), Eric Mitchell/The Suburban Gardener (New Jersey), Susan Landis (Virginia and Pennsylvania), Claudia Jansen (Colorado), Tina Toth (Colorado), Carol Groat (New York), Robin Pollot (New York), Lynn Norrod (Virginia), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), Doug Moore (Massachusetts), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Ed Grew (Maine), Larry Abele (New York), Jade Chin (Pennsylvania), Neva Swensen (California), Joan Scharf (Florida) and Bob McCarthy (Michigan). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

07/02/2026

As we celebrate a country turning 250 years old (on a planet that’s 4.5 billion years old, for perspective), here’s the latest sampling of the beautiful, fun and fascinating nature photos that people like you been sharing with us from across North America and around the world. What’s going on in the natural world near you as we in the Northern Hemisphere head into midsummer?

These shots were taken in three countries and 19 U.S. states by Mike Williams (Montana), Heather Aldridge (Alabama), Gerry Sibell (Minnesota and Texas), Michael Bradley (Costa Rica), Pawel Los (Illinois), Tiffany Kemner (Montana), Patty Behrens (New Jersey), Ray Xuereb (Costa Rica), Brittany Kershner (Pennsylvania), Carol Groat (New York), Trista Morton (Minnesota), Pete Coady (North Carolina), Doug Moore (Massachusetts), David Ramelli (California), Susan Landis (Virginia and Pennsylvania), Kirk Foster (California), Daisy Lai (Ontario/Canada), John Collins (Massachusetts), Peter Sykes (Virginia), Eric Mitchell/The Suburban Birder (New York), Bill Petersen (Wisconsin), Tim Bertsos (Michigan), Lynn Johnson Strout (West Virginia), Sandy Spitzenfeil (New Jersey), Nikki Buchalski (New Jersey), Jan Wedig (Kentucky), Lynn Norrod (Virginia), Ellie Lagergren McClure (Colorado), Deborah Hajek (Connecticut), Sue Farthing (Tennessee), Linda Kim (Pennsylvania), Irene Seeland (New York), Roni Duckworth (North Carolina), Bob McCarthy (Michigan) and Alison Evans Boutcher (Ontario/Canada). Thanks to all.

To share nature photos with us please attach them (or a link) to a Facebook message to The Naturalist’s Notebook or email them to [email protected]. If you enjoy seeing and reading about the images we share and would like to see more, please go to The Naturalist’s Notebook page on Facebook and click on “like” and “follow.”

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